Marginal binding or rim



(No Model.)

L. G.. BEBES'. MARGINAL BINDNG 0R RIM.

Patented MayV s1, 18192.

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iVIARGlNAL BINDING OR RIM.

.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,973, dated May 31, 1892.

Application filed December 22, 1891. Serial No. 415,836. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS G. BEERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improveniente in Marginal Bindings or Rims for Articles Made of IVire Fabric or Sheet Metal, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the binding of the margin of wire fabric or sheet metal composing baskets, sieves, screens, spark-guards, and analogous constructions, and it is especially adapted to be used in the construction of Wire baskets intended for desk purposes and parcel-carrying; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction and novel arrangement and application of the parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

I-Ieretofore it has generally been the custom in constructing various articles of wire fabric or sheet metal to connect the ends to a rim made of a wire larger and stiffer than those composing the body of the device by bending the ends over said rim, in which construction the ends were left exposed and were liable to become entangled in the garments of the user, and by reason of the flexible nature of the Wires composing the fabric the same became disengaged from the rim, and the article was thus soon .rendered useless.

The object of my invention is to provide a marginal binding or rim for various articles composed of Wire fabric and sheet metal Which Will inclose the ends, and will thus prevent them from becoming entangled or coming in contact with the garments or hands of the persons using them, and Will also securely retain said ends in their proper position and afford greater strength.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to Which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I Will new proceed to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a basket such as is used for carrying pareels with my binding applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of a portion of the binding, showing the manner of securing the fabric or sheet-metal ends. Figs. 3 and 4t are similar views showing Vmodifications in the manner of securing the fabric; and Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detailed views of stiffening or reinforcing rods which may be used in the construction of the articles. Y

A represents the bodyof the fabric of which the basket or other article is composed, which may be made of Wire of uniform size, or it may be strengthened by the use of reinforcing rods or bars D, Which may composeapart of the body or be independent thereof and placed across the basket and secured to the marginal rim or binding B, as will be presently explained. The marginal rim or binding is preferably composed of two strips of metal B, which are substantially flat in form and are provided at proper points with a number of holes h, through Which may be passed the rivets h for securing them together.

In applying my rim or binding to the fabric or sheet metal I bend or lap the ends of the Wires or metal a, composing a part of the body of the basket, over the upper edge of one of the pieces B and usually outwardly from the interior of the basket, as shown at b2 in Fig. l, and then apply and secure the other piece B by means of the rivets b', thus clamping the two pieces together on the bentover portions of the Wires or pieces a, thus firmly securing them and at the saine time inclosing their ends. Instead of using this construction, I may adopt that shown in Figs. 3 and 4t, in which I modify my method by securing the Wires a by using a rim bar or rod C, which may be made of a flat piece, as shown, or of round wire, over which is bent the ends of the Wires a and are there firmly held and inclosed by the binding-piece B', which is made of a piece of flat metal doubled longitudinally at about its middle so as to stride the rim-bar C, having secured to it thewires a or ends of the metal pieces, and preferably to extend slightly below said bar and secured thereon by having its edges pressed or clamped together. It will be seen that this construction obviates the use of rivets, and that I attain the same result as before. In Fig. 4 I have shown a similar construction to that illustrated in Fig. 3 applied to a construction in which two sheets of fabric are used, one A2 of which is of larger wire and meshes than the other A IOO of which. is shown in Fig. l, which require v one or more bails or handles D, it is necessary to secure them to the basket, and heretofore it has been a diiiicult matter to secure them so that they would be firmly held in an upright position without becoming loose. I avoid this difiiculty or objection by passing the bails or handles D between the pieces B, and secure them in said position by the use of fastenings or rivets passed through the pieces B on each side of the bails or the handles.

In Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are shown detail views of modifications of portions of reinforcing or stiffening bars or rods E E E2, which may be applied to the basket by connecting them to the pieces B by means of fastenings orlivets passed through the holes e iu their upper ends or in using the rod E2 by passing the rim-wire C through the loop e. It Will be noticed that the rod E is made of a round bar and has its end flattened, while the rod E is of a piece of flat metal. It will be .further noted that by using mybinding made of substantially at materiall I am enabled to secure thereto these bars or rods E E without bending their ends over, as has been the t 'composed of wire fabric or sheet metal, the.

combination of a marginal binding or rim composed of two pieces B of tlat metal securing and inclosing the ends of the wire or metal composing the body and secured together by rivets Withthe body A, having its ends bent over one of the pieces B, and reinforcing-rods interposed between the pieces B and there secured,`substantially as described.

2. In marginal bindings or rims for articles composed of wire fabric or strips of sheetmetal, the combination of a marginal binding or rim composed of two pieces B of flat metal securing and inclosing the ends of the wire or metal strips composing the body and secured together by rivets with the body A, having its ends bent over one of the pieces B, the

bails or handles D, and reinforcing-rods in terposed between the pieces B and there secured by rivets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth` LOUIS G. BEERS.

Witnesses:

CHAs. C. TI'LLMAN, E. A. DUGAN. 

